Lawrence Talbot s childhood ended the night his mother died His father sent him from the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor to an insane asylum then he goes to America When his brother s fianc e Gwen Conliffe tracks him down to help find her missing love Talbot returns to his father s estate to learn that his brother s mauled body has been found Reunited with his estranged father Lawrence sets out to find his brother s killer and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself Someone or something with brute strength and insatiable blood lust has been killing the villagers and a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline comes to investigate